Our Team

Estate Administrators, LLC is owned and operated by Samantha Payton and Hannah Durighello. We specialize in estate management and are honored to serve as neutral and independent fiduciaries. Estate planning and administration is very personal and we are passionate about ensuring that estate plans are carried out thoughtfully and meticulously. We believe in the value of maintaining family harmony and taking the burden of estate administration off of related parties and loved ones.

We have managed many intricate and complex trust administrations and probates throughout Oregon. We strive to continue our industry education through every possible avenue. We are members of the Independent Trustee Alliance and Central Oregon Estate Planning Council.

Hannah Durighello, Co-Founder

Hannah appreciates the organization, detail, high level of trust, and perseverance it takes to serve in a fiduciary role. It’s a difficult job that many never expected or wanted to be tasked with by their family or friends.  Through Hannah’s background working in the legal field for 15 years, she realized her love for serving as a professional fiduciary, drawing upon her past work experience, knowledge of trust and probate processes, excellent communication and organizational skills, and passion for helping others.  She considers it a great privilege to serve as someone’s fiduciary and finds a true sense of fulfillment in this role.

Hannah spends her days keeping up with her two children, husband, and her dog named Rooster (who is almost always by her side).  She enjoys cooking, going to concerts, taking dance classes, yoga, and daydreaming about her next tropical getaway with her husband.

Samantha Payton, Co-Founder

Sam understands the value of having a neutral and unassociated person serve as the fiduciary for estates and has seen how it can help to preserve family relations. She enjoys the intricacies of estate administration, and ensuring that each estate is managed diligently with the highest duty of care. 

Sam is originally from Hawai’i and graduated from the University of Hawa'i’i at Hilo. She is the Chapter Director for Central Oregon Legal Professionals, the local chapter of NALS. She is a member of Central Oregon Estate Planning Council, Independent Trustee Alliance, and is a certified professional paralegal. During her free time, Sam enjoys spending time with her husband, friends, and dog named Noodle. Her hobbies include silversmithing, scuba diving, cross-country skiing, paddle boarding, and hiking.

  • "My husband and I have no children. We have a Trust and had previously named a financial institution as Successor Trustee, per advice from the lawyer who drew up the Trust. That was many years ago and, as we have aged, we became uncomfortable with a financial institution settling our estate. We learned of Estate Administrators LLC, met with them and realized they would bring a caring and personal touch as our Successor Trustee. They are knowledgeable, personable, responsive and obviously care about their clients. It's such a relief to know that our final wishes will be carried out in a competent and compassionate way."

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  • "I highly recommend Estate Administrators. My parents were not easy. At the end of their life, both of them were very difficult. As Power of Attorney, I was grateful to have Estate Administrators manage the trust. Having a third party kept family dynamics under control and protected my parents."

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  • "Im 63 years old and this was the MOST any business has EVER EXCEEDED my EXPECTATIONS ! Samantha was incredible! My mom's home was in a Reverse Mortgage and when she passed I thought there would be very little extra. Samantha and her partner went to work. They got a realtor, had the house cleaned out of 50 Years worth of stuff, disclosed repairs needed to the home that I said I would not sell without disclosing! They got much more than I thought we would get. They know the market, have the connections and got our family more than I thought was possible! Glenn H"

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  • "Hannah & Sam are wonderful to work with. They are professional, responsive and trustworthy. I would highly recommend them to family, friends and clients of mine."

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  • “It's not easy to make life decisions in the loss of a loved one. Samantha stepped in during this difficult time and worked with our family to make things right for all. Thank you for taking what could have been impossible and making something beautiful from our parents fruits of labor. We appreciate your dedication!”

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  • "Samantha and Hannah bring compassion, efficiency and incredible solutions to difficult life and death matters. I have had the privilege of working with them many times and I am always impressed with their professionalism and kindness."

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  • “Sam and Hannah are truly skilled at what they do. They handle such an emotional and complex process with ease. They get the job done in an effective and timely manner and keep you informed throughout. I highly recommend their services!”

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  • "It's hard to think of a business and two people I recommend more highly than Sam and Hannah. They are professional and detail oriented and have a uniquely deep well of empathy and kindness that is so important in complex situations."

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  • "Sam and Hannah are so knowledgeable and thorough. It feels so reassuring working with a team I can fully trust and communicate with."

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  • "The team here was incredibly professional, timely and communicative during the entire process - Sam and Hannah truly made me feel like I was in excellent hands, and alleviated so much stress during this whole experience! I could not speak more highly of these two, and will certainly return to them should I need their expertise again."

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  • "It was such a blessing to work with Sam and Hannah, they provided a level of knowledge and experience that really made things go smoothly, we never knew how helpful these services would be. We were very lucky to have found them."

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